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Slade Blackwell
Mark Slade Blackwell is a former Republican member of the Alabama State Senate, representing District 15 from 2010 to 2018.
On February 9, 2018, Blackwell declared that he would run for Governor of Alabama in 2018.[1] He withdrew from the race on February 12, 2018.[2]
Biography
Blackwell earned his B.S. in commercial design and business from the University of Montevallo. His professional experience includes working as the acquisitions and development manager for Colonial Properties Trust and starting the real estate development business Inkana Development.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Blackwell served on the following committees:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Banking and Insurance, Chair |
| • Confirmations |
| • Finance and Taxation Education |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Jefferson County Legislation |
| • Shelby County Legislation |
2011-2012
Blackwell served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Banking and Insurance, Chair |
| • Confirmations |
| • Education |
| • Finance and Taxation Education |
| • Health |
| • Job Creation and Economic Development |
| • Local Legislation No. 2 |
| • Transportation |
Campaign themes
2010
Blackwell's website highlighted the following campaign issues:[3]
- Economic Development
- Excerpt: "Economic development equals jobs; jobs equal family-sustaining wages and tax revenue that leads to more prosperity for our area and state."
- Smoking Ban
- Excerpt: "I think it is time people start showing some personal responsibility in taking care of themselves. Let the customer and the owner make the decision about smoking in the restaurant-government has enough to deal with today."
- Electronic Bingo
- Excerpt: "I am personally against electronic bingo plus all other forms of gambling and the corruption it breeds."
- County Commission Relations
- Excerpt: "I believe a stronger relationship between the County Commissioners and our State Legislators would be a step in the right direction toward finding resolutions to issues affecting our District and State. "
- Solving the Jefferson County Sewer Crisis
- Excerpt: "I have worked hard to help find a solution to the Jefferson County sewer crisis... This is one of the main reasons I’m running for the District 15 Senate seat."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Education is at the forefront of my agenda and support for our schools is a top priority. Furthermore, it affects every single aspect of our ability to live well now and into the future. "
- Campaign Finances
- Excerpt: "Alabama definitely should ban PAC to PAC transfers. Such transfers promote hiding funds and make it difficult to discover who is actually contributing to candidates and their causes. "
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "Raising taxes is counterproductive to a stable economy, and I stand firmly against it."
- Sales Tax on Food
- Excerpt: "I support a reduction in government spending and removal of the sales tax on food."
- Constitutional Reform
- Excerpt: "In a state facing corruption at almost all level of government, a convention to re-write Alabama's Constitution at this time would be extremely difficult... There are major changes that need to be made, and I support amending or repealing specific sections of the Constitution."
- Ethics and Values
- Excerpt: "We need men and women with the courage to act on their own convictions; we need independent thinkers who place their principles and values above party politics..."
- Abortion
- Excerpt: "I am a Conservative Christian and oppose abortion. Simply put, I believe in the sanctity of life and that it should be protected."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2018
Slade Blackwell did not file to run for re-election.
2014
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Alabama State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Slade Blackwell was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
2010
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2010
Blackwell defeated incumbent Steve French in the June 1 primary. He then ran unopposed in the November 2 general election.[8][9]
Across the country in 2010, state senate elections were held in 43 states. 1,167 state senate seats were at stake. In all 1,167 state senate districts with an election in 2010, only 19 challengers (12 Democrats and 7 Republicans) defeated an incumbent state senator. Blackwell was one of the 7 Republican challengers who defeated an incumbent Republican state senator.
| Alabama State Senate, District 15 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Slade Blackwell (R)
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14,165 | |||
| Steve French (R) | 9,606 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Slade Blackwell endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[10]
2010
In 2010, Blackwell's endorsements included the following:[11]
- The Alabama Tea Party Express
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 7 through May 19.
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2016
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In 2016, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 2 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from August 15 to September 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from March 3 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 4.
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Personal
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Blackwell and his wife, Sally, have three children.
Recent news
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See also
- Alabama State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Alabama State Legislature
- Alabama state legislative districts
External links
- Slade Blackwell's campaign website (Archived)
- Slade Blackwell's personal website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
- Slade Blackwell on Facebook
- Slade Blackwell on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Yellow Hammer, "Alabama candidate qualifying ends with surprise GOP gubernatorial candidate," February 9. 2018
- ↑ Montgomery Advertiser, "Slade Blackwell runs for governor, then doesn't," February 13, 2018
- ↑ Slade Blackwell's campaign website, The Issues (Archived)
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified candidates for public office list," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "State Senate," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Republican Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Republican primary results," accessed January 1, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Newt Gingrich 2012, "Newt 2012 Announces Alabama Leadership Team," March 12, 2012
- ↑ The Alabama Tea Party Express, "Endorsements," November 2, 2010
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Steve French |
Alabama State Senate District 15 2010-2018 |
Succeeded by Dan Roberts (R) |
